Same. Mom’s turning 80 at the end of April and dad’s not far behind. Fortunately they’re both in extremely good health, and they’re certainly enjoying their first and only grandchild. But time is a cruel mistress, and I’m looking sideways at the calendar willing it to just hold up for a minute. If I could pause my life right now I would, but that would interrupt the journey which is supposed to be more important than the destination.
On a very happy note, just today I got my Monarch 10EE lathe up and running! It’s a 1950’s model, and lived most of its life at NASA Redstone in Huntsville, Alabama. I wish I could have a list of parts it made for the space program.
I love old machines of every kind. They smell right.